OX27 8FD postcode in Bicester, Oxfordshire

OX27 8FD is a postcode in Bicester, in the Bicester North and Caversfield ward of Cherwell. It is in the Bicester and Woodstock parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since October 2000.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Cherwell: 89% Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in OX27 8, last 12 months. ▼ 7.3% on the year before Nearest station Bicester North 2.1 km in a straight line

Where OX27 8FD is, and what is near it

Map of OX27 8FD and what is near it Map of OX27 8FD: its centre point, with the 154 other postcodes in the OX27 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. OX27 8AA: also in OX27 8OX27 8AB: also in OX27 8OX27 8AD: also in OX27 8OX27 8AE: also in OX27 8OX27 8AF: also in OX27 8OX27 8AH: also in OX27 8OX27 8AL: also in OX27 8OX27 8AN: also in OX27 8OX27 8AS: also in OX27 8OX27 8AT: also in OX27 8OX27 8AU: also in OX27 8OX27 8AX: also in OX27 8OX27 8AY: also in OX27 8OX27 8AZ: also in OX27 8OX27 8BA: also in OX27 8OX27 8BB: also in OX27 8OX27 8BD: also in OX27 8OX27 8BE: also in OX27 8OX27 8BF: also in OX27 8OX27 8BG: also in OX27 8OX27 8BH: also in OX27 8OX27 8BJ: also in OX27 8OX27 8BL: also in OX27 8OX27 8BP: also in OX27 8OX27 8BQ: also in OX27 8OX27 8BS: also in OX27 8OX27 8BT: also in OX27 8OX27 8BW: also in OX27 8OX27 8BX: also in OX27 8OX27 8BY: also in OX27 8OX27 8BZ: also in OX27 8OX27 8DA: also in OX27 8OX27 8DB: also in OX27 8OX27 8DE: also in OX27 8OX27 8EL: also in OX27 8OX27 8EP: also in OX27 8OX27 8ER: also in OX27 8OX27 8FA: also in OX27 8OX27 8FB: also in OX27 8OX27 8FE: also in OX27 8OX27 8FF: also in OX27 8OX27 8FG: also in OX27 8OX27 8FH: also in OX27 8OX27 8FJ: also in OX27 8OX27 8FL: also in OX27 8OX27 8FN: also in OX27 8OX27 8FP: also in OX27 8OX27 8FQ: also in OX27 8OX27 8FR: also in OX27 8OX27 8FS: also in OX27 8OX27 8FU: also in OX27 8OX27 8FW: also in OX27 8OX27 8FX: also in OX27 8OX27 8FY: also in OX27 8OX27 8FZ: also in OX27 8OX27 8GA: also in OX27 8OX27 8QA: also in OX27 8OX27 8QP: also in OX27 8OX27 8RE: also in OX27 8OX27 8RG: also in OX27 8OX27 8TG: also in OX27 8OX27 8TH: also in OX27 8OX27 8TJ: also in OX27 8OX27 8TL: also in OX27 8OX27 8TQ: also in OX27 8OX27 8TT: also in OX27 8OX27 8TU: also in OX27 8OX27 8TW: also in OX27 8OX27 8TX: also in OX27 8OX27 8TY: also in OX27 8OX27 8TZ: also in OX27 8OX27 8UA: also in OX27 8OX27 8UB: also in OX27 8OX27 8UD: also in OX27 8OX27 8UE: also in OX27 8OX27 8UF: also in OX27 8OX27 8UG: also in OX27 8OX27 8UH: also in OX27 8OX27 8UJ: also in OX27 8OX27 8UL: also in OX27 8OX27 8UN: also in OX27 8OX27 8UP: also in OX27 8OX27 8UQ: also in OX27 8OX27 8UR: also in OX27 8OX27 8US: also in OX27 8 2 places, 1.3–3.4 kmBicester North and Caversfield OX27 8FD Map of OX27 8FD and what is near it Map of OX27 8FD: its centre point, with the 154 other postcodes in the OX27 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.2 km2 places, 1.3–3.4 kmBicester North and Caversfield OX27 8FD
  • OX27 8FD
  • Other postcodes in OX27 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9218, longitude -1.1446)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after OX27 8FD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at OX27 8FD?

Every home and business at OX27 8FD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Cherwell: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Cherwell: 98%

The line marks the figure across Cherwell.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at OX27 8FD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cherwell District Council's days for OX27 8FD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for OX27 8FD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is OX27 8FD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include OX27 8FD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cherwell

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for OX27 8FD: 2,058 properties in Cherwell are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Cherwell

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of OX27 8FD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near OX27 8FD?

Homes in OX27 8 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, down 7.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£388,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 7.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £522,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £362,500 12 sales
  • Terraced £353,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £220,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole OX27 district: a typical £382,000 from 81 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in OX27 8FD

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in OX27 8FD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 September 2025. The middle sale was £382,000, from £380,000 to £425,000. Across OX27 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £360,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near OX27 8FD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around OX27 8FD. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (40%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around OX27 8FD

Band D in Cherwell for 2026‑27: £2,583. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,009 (band B) to £3,731 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,583.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,722
Band Babout 90 (16%)£2,009
Band Cabout 130 (23%)£2,296
Band Dabout 280 (50%)£2,583
Band Eabout 50 (9%)£3,157
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,731
Band Gwithheld£4,305
Band Hwithheld£5,166

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 33% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 40% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cherwell before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of OX27 8FD is in (ONS area E01028478), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near OX27 8FD?

The nearest open schools to OX27 8FD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near OX27 8FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to OX27 8FD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of OX27 8FD is Bicester North Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bicester North Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Bicester Village Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Elderfield Road, 110 m away.

More stations near OX27 8FD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near OX27 8FD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of OX27 8FD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near OX27 8FD?

0 within 1 km 13 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of OX27 8FD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP ChargeMaster Charging point · 4 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 4 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • BP ChargeMaster Charging point · 2 chargers 1.2 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near OX27 8FD?

The nearest to the centre of OX27 8FD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to OX27 8FD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near OX27 8FD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of OX27 8FD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near OX27 8FD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of OX27 8FD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near OX27 8FD?

The nearest vets to the centre of OX27 8FD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is OX27 8FD in a conservation area?

The centre of OX27 8FD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near OX27 8FD?

Police.uk records 40 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of OX27 8FD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Shoplifting10 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Public order2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for OX27 8FD

Ward
Bicester North and Caversfield
Parish
Caversfield
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Bicester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 2000

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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OX27 8UA70 mOX27 8UD80 mOX27 8FH90 mOX27 8FA100 mOX27 8FB110 mOX27 8FJ120 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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